Citizens: Backwater Affairs is an unreleased DOS game from MicroProse that I would clumsily describe as The Sims meets Jones in the Fast Lane. In this screenshot from the demo, you can spot a couple of soda machines at the gas station behind Greasy Joe’s diner.

Avatar High was a browser-based high school sim hosted by TeenNick a few years back. I saw KristenHasClaws mention the game on my Twitter timeline this morning, decided to do a little digging, and hey — it turns out there’s a soda machine!

The best part about the modern-day component of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is the increased incidence of vending machines — like this standard-issue soda/snack combo from Assassin’s Creed III. Thanks for the screenshot, Sheenasa!

Why is a vintage soda machine propped up behind an abandoned school bus in the middle of the desert in hidden-object junk-’em-up Pickers? Also, where can I collect my $1,220? Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!

If there’s one thing Xenomorphs, Predators, and Colonial Marines can all agree on, it’s the refreshing taste of an ice-cold Fizzy Pop! This machine appears in the 1999 PC shooter Aliens Versus Predator.

“Help swarms of girls escape their demon possessions by using your Pheromone Shot gadget for euphoric exorcisms” in Gal*Gun 2 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. I don’t know about all that; I’m just here for the Zepsi machine. [Source]

What’s that behind Candy Kong? Why, it’s a soda machine! This screenshot is from Nintendo’s 1999 “Hot Newz” promotional VHS featuring prerelease gameplay footage from Donkey Kong 64. While the soda machine is replaced by a row of musical instruments in the final release, The Cutting Room Floor has salvaged the prototype’s Koko Konga texture.

Elastigirl is trapped on a runaway hover train in LEGO The Incredibles. Her only hope of escape is to smash up these soda machines, reassemble the bricks into a giant can of Mr Pop, and use the carbonated battering ram to bust through to the next train car! [Source]

Vending Rage is yet another entry in the niche genre of “games about punching vending machines.” At least the protagonist is focused on the snack machine and not the soda machine off to the right. Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!